if their story seems completely bonkers, almost like a feverish work of fiction, you ain't heard nothing yet.

It’s sentimental, ridiculously long and only occasionally funny

Strong acting helps the film overcome an uncertain premise and create characters that hold our attention absolutely.

Mostly, the movie is committed to the value of a good time.

Here we have yet another crappy B-movie hiding under a number of different titles to try and get unsuspecting horror fans to watch it, I found it under the title of MUTANT II although it bears absolutely no similarity to the first film in any way, shape or form. Instead what we have is a Spanish-set (because it was cheap to film there, I guess) teen movie which occasionally has a small, pathetic alien monster pop up to kill off minor cast members before disappearing again.I pretty much hated most of this movie, even down to the rip-off title. You'll often find it sitting in "worst movie" threads and in this case I would be forced to agree, as I found very little indeed to enjoy. The best thing the film has going for it is Dennis Christopher. Christopher has made a career starring in junk like this (anyone see THE SILENCERS? Don't!) and to be honest, he's the life and soul of the film. At least he's the only guy to actually try and act and, although his character is irritating in the extreme, you still end up liking him. Unlike the other two "teenage" stars Martin Hewitt and Lynn-Holly Johnson; unbelievable and wooden are two good words to describe their particular acting style.Hmm I couldn't care less about the plot of this film, not that there really is much of one. For a start, we see a space pod land on earth and five years later a cow gives birth to an alien monster in a pretty yucky scene. Dogs arrive and begin eating the entrails before they are dragged yelping inside the bloody carcass. Sounds good huh? Well it would be apart from the fact you can see glimpses of human hands pulling the dog inside the body of the cow. It kind of ruins the effect.Well, shortly after this we meet up with the three teens and their camper van or whatever the hell it is they're riding in. There's a love triangle thing going on with this trio and it gets boring really quickly. Sadly they use it to pad out lots of scenes so prepare to put your finger on the fast-forward button. Anyway, the teens and a couple of suspicious scientists all converge on a sleepy little village. It turns out there's a scientific research institute hidden underground in an old building (!) and a scientist is trying to control the contamination. The alien predator can spread from person to person and also impregnates them (hmm, where have we heard that before?).Unexplainedly the townsfolk (whom we never actually SEE) block the only exit from the town and run around in armoured vehicles killing off various innocent folk. For a moment I thought I was watching a re-run of DUEL again as characters engage in various night-time car chases while cheesy '80s music plays in the background and credibility goes out of the window. Half an hour goes by without any mention of the alien whatsoever! In the end the film just kind of finishes without any resolution and the "threatening" monster is killed in the lamest way imaginable, being wiped off somebody's windscreen with the windscreen wipers and crushed under the wheel of the car. I'm not sure if this was a spoof on the old horror convention of having indestructible monsters but it wasn't a very funny one at that. A shame because the special effects of the briefly-seen slimy arachnid monster are pretty cool, it's just a shame that the creature is so small as to hardly pose any threat whatsoever.Filled with boring scenes of action, bad acting from most of the cast and poorly-produced to boot, I can't really see any reason to recommend this film at all. All I can say is that some of the special effects are yucky but these are only glimpsed due to the low budget. As for being scary, well no, but actually some of the weirdo townsfolk are pretty creepy (the guy in the spooky mask and the wild-haired waitress are but two) and more frightening than the actual monster in the film. My best advice is to avoid this no-budget mess of a film and actually get something substantial instead.

Two guys and a girl are on vacation in Spain. On their way to Madrid, they run across the small town of Duarte, where a Skylab fell four years prior. Unfortunately, microbes from the station didn't burn up upon re-entry as originally assumed. The townspeople are being infected by the alien microbes, turning into deranged, beer throwing hosts for alien predators.Fun film is a bit slower going than you'd expect, spending time on the characters' love triangle. Highlights? We briefly meet a family including a guy who sounds like a Three Stooges reject. There's a groovy scene with a masked wacko and a big truck that tends to teleport. There's also a smartass bearded guy who's awesome and isn't in the film nearly as long as he should be. You don't see much of the creatures themselves, but when they appear, the effects are good. Think the chestburster from Alien with spider legs.

Sometimes reputed as the sequel to 'The Thing', and most certainly much suggests this after viewing, but as I can't substantiate this, I will say at the very least it's a seminal followup.Things start out well, with three American friends on a road trip to Spain, when some weird goings on starts to take place. The scenic photography here is nicely shot, and adds an interesting flavour to the proceedings. For the first half, the film doesn't take itself too seriously, and there are a lot of very funny moments, thanks to the sharp script, and appealing leads. However, In stark contrast to this, later the film metamorphoses in tone, and turns somewhat sombrely, with gruesome make-up effects, shock tactics, and so on.I admit, I quite like this flick, and have revisited it several times. But, in my opinion, the inconsistent tone stops it from being great, as this is genuinely entertaining initially, but when the horror cliché's kick in, your interest wains, and things ultimately get a bit, well, dull. Still, remains worthwhile viewing.

This movie was completely and utterly stupid. Three collage kids go on a road trip to Spain, and run into some pretty ugly stuff. Well, if you want to know what made me laugh until I exploded, then I'll tell you, Well one of the collage kids is being chased by the Jeepers Creepers truck!!! But thats not the stupid part, he's being chased in a dune-buggy! Then the camera zooms in on the girl and she says "Don't worry about him, hes Hollywood's best star driver!" And then the movie plays this retarded song that sound like it came out of Legends of the Hidden Temple when the kids are victorious. This movie defenanlty deserves a DVD, and maybe a rental, but don't, don't EVER purchase this.